In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

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In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most
Merciful

• Islamic Education for Children -
• Importance, Challenges Solutions

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Program Outline

• Importance of Islamic Studies
• Introduction to the course
• A Typical Class

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Kids after 20 years the grown-ups

• How would you like to see our kids after 20
  years?
• Morally upright, confident in their Deen, having
  Self-esteem and self-worth, without any
  identity-crisis.
• They dont have a sense of guilt that they are
  Muslims

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At Our Deathbed!

• Among the moments we will treasure are those we
  spent in this class.
• We will have some sense of satisfaction that this
  was one of the best things we did

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3 Options for educating children (about Islam)

• Send them to a Full time Islamic School.
• Send the children to a weekend Islamic school
  OR YOUR PERIOD OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
• Educate them at home.

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Four Topics

• Status of our kids
• Our Environment
• The solution Qurán Hadith
• Your role as a TEACHER

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Our Kids

• Dont like our language they want to speak
  English
• Dont like our dress they want to dress western
  style
• Dont like our culture
• Dont like our countries of course because of
  our backwardness but also because they are so
  much impressed by the west
• Dont like to mix with elders - lack of
  communication as well as lack of respect for
  elders of the community

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Our Kids

• Have lack of confidence (because they dont have
  enough information) in their own Deen Al-Islam.
• Live physically here but mentally in the west
• Do not see any future role in their own community
  
• Would love to disappear in some western city, if
  given a chance
• Most probably the vision they have is Get money
  and enjoy life when they grow up.

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When they grow up, they!!!

• DONT KNOW THE QURÁN (PERHAPS NOT EVEN 2 OF IT).
• Have almost no exposure to Hadith
• Consequently, have no self-esteem as a Muslim.

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Environment 1. At Schools

• Under peer pressure, they may do wrong things
• Smoking CDs ..

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Environment 2. At Home

• Over-exposure to harmful TV watching, Computer
  games, and now the internet
• Standard Complaint They are bored
• Their topics of conversation Latest Electronic
  games
• They dont like school homework,
• They dont like to help parents in household
  chores
• Looking always for an easy wayout

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Environment 2. At Home

• We had some connection with Deen at our home,
  however faint. But now the situation is reverse.
  Grandmother vs. grand-daughter

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Media

• Very hostile towards Islam and Muslims
• Challenges are going to perhaps worsen
• Well-trained experts / orientalists etc. are
  systematically bombarding the Muslim society.
• They are MIS-QUOTING Quranic verses and ahadeeth
  left and right
• Unless our children is equipped with Qurán and
  Hadith, it is impossible for them to walk with
  dignity.

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Environment In general

• Highly corrupting

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A typical Muslim Youngster
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Qurán

• A book of Guidance And that is the status we
  have not given to it
• Human Being surrounded by enemies and
  self-weaknesses
• Daily Exposure Thru Recitation in Salahs / and
  in homes
• How Always reminds him as to who he is, where
  he is, what is his role, his destination Thru
  Promises, Threats, Examples, Stories,

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By Teaching Qurán

• You will open up this gate of daily tarbiyah
• You will establish connection between the student
  and Allah directly and for the rest of his life.
  This Book will not change. A Permanent Solution.
• Yes, not all Arabs are good But the guidance
  depends on Inabah, in addition to the knowledge.
  InshaAllah, many will benefit from it.

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Qurán

• Solutions to all problems is in Qurán and Sunnah
• Just establish direct connection between them and
  Allah thru Allahs book and they can walk with
  dignity
• But the most critical challenge is they dont
  know Qurán
• Give them the master key and they will open all
  the doors

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Why don't the Students understand the Qur'an

• (In general) they learn Arabic to pass exams (my
  case of Telugu)
• Not motivated to go beyond because they do not
  realize the value and importance of understanding
  Qur'an. In fact, they DO NOT know what Qurán is!
  
• Most importantly Nobody told them that
  understanding Quran could be so simple.

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Your Role as a Teacher of Qurán and Hadith

• To show them the path to Paradise.
• To show the way to success not only in this world
  but for the ever-lasting life of the hereafter
• the representative of Prophetic guidance and
  knowledge.
• The Prophet (pbuh) I am sent as a teacher.

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Your Role as a Teacher of Qurán and Hadith

• How close you fit to this definition. How lucky
  you are!!! What a unique opportunity has Allah
  placed at your disposal.
• Excellent choice at your disposal - shape the
  generation
• We know that you have been doing hardwork. But
  let us take the MOST important jump here and that
  is To get the students connected with Qurán
  directly.

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Opportunities

• Students will always remember you
• Among the best category of people on earth in the
  sight of Allah, The best among you are those who
  learns Qurán and teaches it.
• Parents will be very grateful to you

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Opportunities

• In this time of information explosion, what a
  disaster it will be, if we, the inheritors of
  this Book, miss this excellent opportunity to
  pass on the real book of Information, the book of
  guidance, not only for this World but for
  hereafter.
• There are "misinformation storms" running around
  this world strong winds of opposition to our
  faith, our culture, and our existence as true
  Muslims.

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Opportunities

• Let us make struggle with this Book. Here is the
  real weapon, the weapon of the ultimate
  knowledge.
• And if we dont do that!!!! May be we may be
  severely questioned by Allah for neglecting this
  EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DUTY.
• They will know everything except the Book which
  changed the course of humanity and the history of
  the world.

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A Historical Opportunity

• A source of thawab-e-jariyah where the light
  may spread to hundreds perhaps thousands
• Almost equally important role or perhaps more
  than a Masjids Imam or an Islamic Scholar
  because you will teach them the Book of Allah.
• A model for other schools to follow

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Opportunities

• Once truly attached with the Book, they will
  graduate with a strong trust in Allah, with
  self-esteem, with dignity, and with a commitment
  to change not only themselves but their society.
• Yes, there may be some weak students but even if
  we succeed 60, it is still first class! Or even
  if they learn 60 of the Book, it is still "First
  class".
• If we plan for 100, then we will reach at least
  60.

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Difficult to understand? Confusing?

• Do not underestimate their intellect. They are
  very sharp and pure.
• When you teach them the pure book of true nature
  (fitrah), their intellect will surely grow
  extensively.

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What Course are we talking about!

• Just to help them understand the basic message of
  Qur'an
• Not for making experts or scholars of Qur'an.

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An Easy Starter Course

• Simplified grammar
• Using Daily and Frequent Recitations
• Will cover 70 vocabulary of Qur'an !!!
• Almost 1000 words of Qurán per day!

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Last Word

• All that I have presented is based on my humble
  experience
• We are all going thru a learning curve
• We will learn from each other.